- Source: Cyta latirostris
Cyta latirostris is a species of snout mite in the family Bdellidae. The cosmopolitan species was first described by Jean-Frédéric Hermann in 1804 as Scirus latirostris.
Cyta latirostris is found in Europe, Africa, Australia and Hawaii, in many habitats, including pasture, grass, soil, heath, moss, and leaf litter, occurring under a wide range of plants.
It is a predatory mite and a natural enemy of the redlegged earth mite, Halotydeus destructor.
Further reading
Fabio A. Hernandes; Michael J. Skvarla; J. Ray Fisher; Ashley P. G. Dowling; Ronald Ochoa; Edward A. Ueckermann; Gary R. Bauchan (17 August 2016). "Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world". Zootaxa. 4152 (1): 1–83. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4152.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 27615820. Wikidata Q27061798.
